Senior Developer
Hampshire > Southampton
The median Senior Developer salary in Southampton is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
41 |
30 |
44 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-11 |
+14 |
+14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
8 |
35 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton |
1.48% |
6.41% |
3.45% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.55% |
6.57% |
3.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
30 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£52,500 |
£54,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£55,313 |
£56,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£77,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+29.17% |
-0.83% |
+0.83% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
£75,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
-7.14% |
+12.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southampton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Southampton with a recognized job title |
517 |
533 |
451 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.39% |
97.62% |
97.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
371 |
382 |
380 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,750 |
£27,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,625 |
£42,500 |
£31,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+15.79% |
-8.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
£62,500 |
£63,750 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
